Avi Avital - Vivaldi (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 51:26 minutes | 1,03 GB
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Grammy-nominated classical mandolinist Avi Avital is an artist who pushes at boundaries and defies expectations. With his current recording, however, he brings the mandolin home, to the music of Antonio Vivaldi, the beloved Venetian composer whose Mandolin Concerto forms the cornerstone the Old Testament, says Avital of the instrument's repertoire.
For his third album on Deutsche Grammophon, mandolinist Avi Avital presents a lively Vivaldi program that includes the popular Mandolin Concerto in C major, RV 425, as well as fresh transcriptions of the Violin Concerto in A minor, RV 356, the Lute Concerto in D major, RV 93, the Largo from the Piccolo Concerto in C major, RV 443, and the "Summer" Concerto in G minor from the Four Seasons, RV 315. As famous as he is for his virtuoso technique, intellectual clarity, and expressive subtlety, Avital is also becoming quite well known for expanding the mandolin's repertoire by adapting works by J.S. Bach for his first album, and releasing a CD of miniatures soon after. In another show of generosity, Avital also shares space with other gifted musicians, notably tenor Juan Diego Flórez in the Venetian song, La biondina in gondoleta, the trio of harpsichorist Mahan Esfahani, lutenist Ophira Zakai, and cellist Patrick Sepec in Vivaldi's Trio Sonata in C major, RV 82, and the Venice Baroque Orchestra in the concertos. While the mandolin's narrow tonal and dynamic ranges might suggest rather limited musical options, the album succeeds because of Avital's energetic playing and charismatic interactions with his fellow musicians, who give everything to these sparkling performances.
Tracklist:
01 - Concerto In A Minor, RV 356: 1. Allegro
02 - Concerto In A Minor, RV 356: 2. Largo
03 - Concerto In A Minor, RV 356: 3. Presto
04 - Concerto In D Major, RV 93: 1. Allegro
05 - Concerto In D Major, RV 93: 2. Largo
06 - Concerto In D Major, RV 93: 3. Allegro
07 - Mandolin Concerto In C Major, RV 425: 1. Allegro
08 - Mandolin Concerto In C Major, RV 425: 2. Largo
09 - Mandolin Concerto In C Major, RV 425: 3. Allegro
10 - Concerto In C Major, RV 443: Largo
11 - Trio Sonata In C Major, RV 82: 1. Allegro non molto (quasi andante)
12 - Trio Sonata In C Major, RV 82: 2. Larghetto
13 - Trio Sonata In C Major, RV 82: 3. Allegro
14 - The Four Seasons - Concerto In G Minor, RV 315, "The Summer": 1. Allegro non molto
15 - The Four Seasons - Concerto In G Minor, RV 315, "The Summer": 2. Adagio e piano - Presto e forte
16 - The Four Seasons - Concerto In G Minor, RV 315, "The Summer": 3. Presto
17 - La biondina in gondoleta [Avi Avital]
Produced by Sid McLauchlan.
Recording Engineers (Tonmeister): Filippo Lanteri; Rainer Maillard (Trio Sonata).
Recording: Treviso, Teatro delle Voci, 9–10/2014; Berlin, Meistersaal, 12/2014 (Trio Sonata).
Mastered by Emil Berliner Studios.
Analyzed: Avi Avital & Venice Baroque Orchestra / Vivaldi (1-13)
Avi Avital, Mahan Esfahani, Ophira Zakai & Patrick Sepec / Vivaldi (14-16)
Avi Avital / Vivaldi (17)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -3.11 dB -21.57 dB 2:46 01-Concerto In A Minor, RV 356: 1. Allegro
DR12 -11.15 dB -29.47 dB 2:00 02-Concerto In A Minor, RV 356: 2. Largo
DR12 -1.35 dB -19.06 dB 2:21 03-Concerto In A Minor, RV 356: 3. Presto
DR14 -2.49 dB -21.35 dB 3:16 04-Concerto In D Major, RV 93: 1. Allegro
DR13 -7.74 dB -26.20 dB 4:00 05-Concerto In D Major, RV 93: 2. Largo
DR14 -0.49 dB -19.44 dB 2:03 06-Concerto In D Major, RV 93: 3. Allegro
DR13 -2.60 dB -22.37 dB 2:45 07-Mandolin Concerto In C Major, RV 425: 1. Allegro
DR15 -15.72 dB -35.25 dB 3:06 08-Mandolin Concerto In C Major, RV 425: 2. Largo
DR13 -7.37 dB -23.65 dB 1:47 09-Mandolin Concerto In C Major, RV 425: 3. Allegro
DR12 -10.82 dB -27.93 dB 3:33 10-Concerto In C Major, RV 443: Largo
DR13 -0.33 dB -20.43 dB 5:14 14-The Four Seasons - Concerto In G Minor, RV 315, "The Summer": 1. Allegro non molto
DR14 -7.89 dB -30.08 dB 2:03 15-The Four Seasons - Concerto In G Minor, RV 315, "The Summer": 2. Adagio e piano - Presto e forte
DR13 -1.21 dB -17.83 dB 2:53 16-The Four Seasons - Concerto In G Minor, RV 315, "The Summer": 3. Presto
DR14 -5.18 dB -22.95 dB 3:25 11-Trio Sonata In C Major, RV 82: 1. Allegro non molto (quasi andante)
DR14 -9.52 dB -29.21 dB 3:29 12-Trio Sonata In C Major, RV 82: 2. Larghetto
DR14 -3.22 dB -21.61 dB 2:05 13-Trio Sonata In C Major, RV 82: 3. Allegro
DR12 -7.25 dB -23.41 dB 4:38 17-La biondina in gondoleta
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Number of tracks: 17
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2682 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Avi Avital, Mahan Esfahani, Ophira Zakai & Patrick Sepec / Vivaldi (14-16)
Avi Avital / Vivaldi (17)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -3.11 dB -21.57 dB 2:46 01-Concerto In A Minor, RV 356: 1. Allegro
DR12 -11.15 dB -29.47 dB 2:00 02-Concerto In A Minor, RV 356: 2. Largo
DR12 -1.35 dB -19.06 dB 2:21 03-Concerto In A Minor, RV 356: 3. Presto
DR14 -2.49 dB -21.35 dB 3:16 04-Concerto In D Major, RV 93: 1. Allegro
DR13 -7.74 dB -26.20 dB 4:00 05-Concerto In D Major, RV 93: 2. Largo
DR14 -0.49 dB -19.44 dB 2:03 06-Concerto In D Major, RV 93: 3. Allegro
DR13 -2.60 dB -22.37 dB 2:45 07-Mandolin Concerto In C Major, RV 425: 1. Allegro
DR15 -15.72 dB -35.25 dB 3:06 08-Mandolin Concerto In C Major, RV 425: 2. Largo
DR13 -7.37 dB -23.65 dB 1:47 09-Mandolin Concerto In C Major, RV 425: 3. Allegro
DR12 -10.82 dB -27.93 dB 3:33 10-Concerto In C Major, RV 443: Largo
DR13 -0.33 dB -20.43 dB 5:14 14-The Four Seasons - Concerto In G Minor, RV 315, "The Summer": 1. Allegro non molto
DR14 -7.89 dB -30.08 dB 2:03 15-The Four Seasons - Concerto In G Minor, RV 315, "The Summer": 2. Adagio e piano - Presto e forte
DR13 -1.21 dB -17.83 dB 2:53 16-The Four Seasons - Concerto In G Minor, RV 315, "The Summer": 3. Presto
DR14 -5.18 dB -22.95 dB 3:25 11-Trio Sonata In C Major, RV 82: 1. Allegro non molto (quasi andante)
DR14 -9.52 dB -29.21 dB 3:29 12-Trio Sonata In C Major, RV 82: 2. Larghetto
DR14 -3.22 dB -21.61 dB 2:05 13-Trio Sonata In C Major, RV 82: 3. Allegro
DR12 -7.25 dB -23.41 dB 4:38 17-La biondina in gondoleta
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Number of tracks: 17
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2682 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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